Wood back in training for Ireland

Irish captain Keith Wood, his Harlequins teammate Paul Burke, London Irish's Kieron Dawson and Bath centre Kevin Maggs are all back in Ireland's 37-strong party recalled for an intensive six day training session at Limerick.

All four were absent from Ireland's extended squad of 51 that spent two weeks in Poland last month.

The reduced squad will prepare for two World Cup qualifiers next month.

Emmet Byrne, Geordan Murphy, Paul O'Connell, Anthony Horgan, John O'Neill and David Wallace were not considered due to injury.

The squad is as follows,

Forwards: Simon Best (Ulster), Shane Byrne (Leinster), Bob Casey (London Irish), Reggie Corrigan (Leinster), Victor Costello (Leinster), Leo Cullen (Leinster), Kieron Dawson (London Irish), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Anthony Foley (Munster), Keith Gleeson (Leinster), John Hayes (Munster), Marcus Horan (Munster), Gary Longwell (Ulster), Eric Miller (Leinster), Mick O’ Driscoll (Munster), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Munster), Frank Sheahan (Munster), Paul Wallace (Leinster), Keith Wood (Harlequins).

Backs: Justin Bishop (London Irish), Paul Burke (Harlequins), Gordon Darcy (Leinster), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster), Neil Doak (Ulster), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Rob Henderson (Munster), Denis Hickie (Leinster), Shane Horgan (Leinster), Tyrone Howe (Ulster), David Humphreys (Ulster), John Kelly (Munster), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Ronan O’Gara (Munster), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster), Peter Stringer (Munster), Paddy Wallace (Ulster).